Laurence Tribe is a professor at Harvard Law School. So you’d think that he of all people would appreciate the importance of the First Amendment.
Alas, his support is apparently conditional.
In light of Donald Trump’s vile tweets about Joe Scarborough’s dead intern Lori Klausutis, Tribe’s right there with tech journo Kara Swisher.
He wants Jack Dorsey to “cleanse Twitter of this Trump stain”:
Dear Jack Dorsey:
Delete these ugly tweets. They’re vicious lies. You must cleanse Twitter of this Trump stain — if not of Trump himself.
Sincerely, @tribelaw, a Twitter user who couldn’t get away even once with what Trump gets away with dailyhttps://t.co/IzfJRvMx4b
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 26, 2020
Laurence Tribe churns out garbage takes on a regular basis. You don’t see us calling for Dorsey to cleanse Twitter of the Tribe stain.
#RestrictThe1stAmendment https://t.co/D4xoy0zrYS
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) May 26, 2020
As an alleged constitutional scholar, Tribe should be arguing for Trump’s tweets to remain on the platform, regardless of how awful those tweets are. Take a stand for freedom of speech.
The word "cleanse" makes me nervous.
— curtis albert (@curtis_prime) May 26, 2020
Censorship works both ways. pic.twitter.com/CJvgEBr0hy
— Adam Locklin (@AdamLocklin) May 26, 2020
Dear Jack Dorsey,
Just say no to censorship.
No matter how much it wraps itself in morality and sincerity.
Plenty that disgusts me but I'd never ask it to be censored or banned.
Sincerely,
another Twitter user
— Duff Armstrong (@duff_armstrong) May 26, 2020
